Please pass along the following announcements to anyone who might be interested. These are both outstanding opportunities. Closing dates for both are at the end of this month.
First: an assistant professorship in catchment science at EPFL (the professorship itself will be situated at a satellite research center in Sion, in the heart of the Alps:
Tenure Track Faculty Position in Catchment Science and Engineering
The EPFL School of Architecture, Civil and Environmental Engineering (ENAC) invites applications for a tenure track Assistant Professor of Catchment Science and Engineering, located within the Institute of Environmental Engineering (Institut d’ingénierie de l’environnement, IIE).
The professor will be a member of EPFL’s Alpine and Polar Environment Research Center (ALPOLE), based at Sion in the Swiss Canton of Valais. Sion, in the heart of the Swiss Alps, is in close proximity to mountainous zones where effects of climate change on natural and urbanized environments are unmistakable.
Catchments are natural integrators of processes that span a range of scientific disciplines, and occur on multiple spatial and temporal scales. Climate change-induced modifications of catchment hydrology are well established, in contrast to concomitant changes in, e.g., geomorphological, biogeochemical and ecological functioning. Understanding these changes and the linkages between them involves a cross-disciplinary focus on different physical and biological systems occurring in impacted catchments.
We welcome applicants whose vision in catchment research extends across scales and disciplines, using a range of investigative tools including theory, modeling, data science, laboratory experiments and field measurements. As part of ALPOLE, the appointee will have excellent opportunities to work on mountainous and polar environments.
We seek an outstanding individual who will lead an internationally recognized research program that leverages the opportunities offered by EPFL. The professor will be committed to excellence in undergraduate and graduate level teaching, and will contribute to the Environmental Engineering program, which emphasizes basic and translational research as the foundation for environmental adaption and engineering design.
EPFL is a growing and well-funded institution fostering excellence and diversity. It is well equipped with experimental and computational infrastructure, and offers a fertile environment for research collaboration between various disciplines. The EPFL environment is multilingual and multicultural, with English serving as a common interface. EPFL offers internationally competitive start-up resources, salaries and benefits. Besides its main Lausanne campus, EPFL operates antenna sites across Western Switzerland, in Fribourg, Geneva, Neuchâtel and Sion.
The following documents are requested in PDF format: cover letter including a statement of motivation, curriculum vitae, publication list, concise statements of research and teaching interests (up to 5 pages for each) as well as the names and addresses (including emails), of at least three references (contacted for shortlisted applicants).
Applications should be uploaded to the EPFL recruitment web site:
https://facultyrecruiting.epfl.ch/position/28737536
Formal evaluation of the applications will begin on March 1, 2021. The search will continue until the position is filled.
Further enquiries should be made to the Chair of the Search Committee:
Prof. D. Andrew Barry
Director of the Environmental Engineering Institute
E-mail: searchcase@epfl.ch
Additional information on EPFL: https://www.epfl.ch/en/, https://www.epfl.ch/schools/enac/, https://www.epfl.ch/schools/enac/research/environmental-engineering-institute-iie/, https://www.epfl.ch/schools/enac/research/environmental-engineering-institute-iie/alpole-en/, https://www.epfl.ch/schools/enac/education/environmental/
EPFL is an equal opportunity employer and a family friendly university. It is committed to increasing the diversity of its faculty, and strongly encourages women to apply.
Second, an assistant/associate professorship in hydrogeology in Basel, jointly with Eawag:
Assistant/Associate Professorship in Hydrogeology
The Department of Environmental Sciences at the Faculty of Science (DUW),
University of Basel, jointly with the Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science
and Technology (Eawag) invites applications for a tenure-track assistant
professorship or a tenured associate professorship in Hydrogeology.
Your position
The new professor will be expected to develop and strengthen an internationally
visible research program in hydrogeological sciences within the Department of
Environmental Sciences (http://duw.unibas.ch) and Eawag
(https://www.eawag.ch/en/), on topics related to the sustainable use of water
resources, groundwater protection on different spatial scales, and/or hydrological
aspects of urban environments. We specifically seek candidates who combine
novel field and modelling approaches to study transport processes/
hydrodynamics in groundwater aquifers, with a strong background in applied
geology and geochemistry, and interest also in regional hydrogeological aspects.
Research activities may focus on reactive transport modelling and the
development and application of innovative tracers in hydrogeological studies,
contamination of aquifers, aspects of groundwater renewal processes and
surface/groundwater interactions, ecohydrological aspects, and/or the
management of water and other resources in groundwater aquifers.
The professorship is located at Basel, but will be jointly affiliated with the
Department of Water Resources and Drinking water at Eawag in Dübendorf,
providing access to Eawag's facilities and resources. The new professor will
head the Applied and Environmental Geology service unit (AUG) within the
DUW. Interest in scientific collaboration with local authorities is highly desired.
The future professor is expected to teach both at the undergraduate and
graduate level at the University of Basel, and to help expand and further develop
the curriculum within the geoscience programs at our department.
Your profile
Applicants should hold a PhD in Hydrogeology, Geology, or a related field, and
have an excellent track record of research activities and publications. We particularly
welcome applications by candidates with experience in a range of different
hydrogeological approaches and able to combine applied and basic hydrogeological
research with other environmental sciences in an interdisciplinary context.
We offer you
The Department of Environmental Sciences at the University of Basel investigates
the complex interactions between biosphere, geosphere and anthroposphere,
and provides excellent research and teaching conditions in a
stimulating and vibrant environment. It maintains a wide range of collaborations
with other departments of the University of Basel, and is part of national and international
networks involving other high-profile research institutions. The University
of Basel is an equal opportunity, family-friendly employer and encourages
applications from female candidates.
Application / Contact
Applications (including CV, a list of publications, a letter of motivation, and a
statement of research and teaching interests) should be addressed to Prof. Dr.
Marcel Mayor, Dean of the Faculty of Science, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse
50, 4056 Basel, Switzerland and submitted online as one single PDF.
Requests for further information may be addressed to: Prof. Dr. Moritz Lehmann,
Head of the Department of Environmental Science, University of Basel
(moritz.lehmann@unibas.ch)
The deadline for receipt of applications is 28 February 2021.
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